Product Description

First published in 1882, T. M. Lindsay’s Hand Book on the Reformation is still one of the best summaries of the sixteenth century Reformation available. Understanding the Reformation to be a revival of religion, the author maintains that it cannot be successfully described unless this, its essential character, is kept distinctly in view. Here is a thrilling record of the triumph of the Gospel in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Scotland, and England in short compass. The final section of the book explains the principles that governed the movement for reform. Also contains a valuable chronological summary.

Table of Contents:

PART ONE:

THE GERMAN REFORMATION, LEADING TO THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES

1.

The Reformation in Germany

3

2.

The Lutheran Reformation outside Germany

52

PART TWO:

THE SWISS REFORMATION, LEADING TO THE REFORMED CHURCHES

1.

The Swiss Reformation under Zwingli

59

2.

The Reformation in Geneva under Calvin

69

3.

The Reformation in France

89

4.

The Reformation in the Netherlands

117

5.

The Reformation in Scotland

143

PART THREE:

THE ANGLICAN REFORMATION

1.

The Church of England during the Reign of Henry VIII

165

2.

The Reformation under Edward VI and the Reaction under Mary

185

3.

The Reformation under Elizabeth

200

PART FOUR:

THE PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORMATION

1.

The Reformation a Revival of Religion

215

2.

How the Reformation Came into Contact with Politics

226

3.

The Catholicity of the Reformers

232

4.

The Doctrinal Principles of the Reformation

237

Chronological Summary

Endorsement

‘. . a condensed, scholarly account of the religious upheaval of the sixteenth century. Where d’Aubigne would be too bulky, this volume will be acceptable, and the condensation is not a mutilation. The chapter on the principles of the Reformation, and the chronological summary at the end, are very valuable features of the book. It has our heartiest commendation.’ — C.H. SPURGEON